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Limestone Islands


IBA Justification

The site was identified as internationally important for bird conservation in 2008 because it was regularly supporting significant populations of the species listed below, meeting ('triggering') IBA criteria.

Populations meeting IBA criteria ('trigger species') at the site:
Species Red List Season (year/s of estimate) Size IBA criteria
Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis LC breeding (1989) 20,303 nests A4i
A4iii Species group - waterbirds n/a breeding (-) 20,000-49,999 nests A4iii

IBA Protection

Year Protected Area Designation (management category) % coverage of IBA
1980 Limestone Islands Provincial Park (Nature Reserve Class) Provincial Park (Ia) 100
1988 Limestone Islands Wildlife Management Area (IV) 3

Habitats

Habitat % of IBA Habitat detail
Wetlands (inland) major (>10)

Land use

Land use % of IBA
nature conservation and research minor (<10)


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Limestone Islands (Canada). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/limestone-islands-iba-canada on 19/12/2024.